The Game Changer: fades and beard work on Lark Street in Albany
Published · Beauty & Grooming
The Game Changer is a barbershop on Lark Street in Albany, and its own line is short: "Albany's sharpest fades." The site names two of the barbers, Domi and Flako, and says they and the rest of the crew handle skin fades, classic tapers, beard sculpts and clean-ups. The About page ends on the shop's slogan: "Walk in. Walk different."
CloserAccess builds and hosts The Game Changer's website. Here is what the shop offers and how to get in the chair.
At a glance
- Who they are: A barbershop on Lark Street in Albany, with barbers Domi and Flako.
- What they sell: Haircuts, fades, line-ups, beard trims, a haircut and beard combo, and kids' cuts.
- Where: Lark Street, Albany, NY.
- Who it's for: People in Albany who want a regular barber for fades and beard work, and parents with kids 12 and under.
- Website: The Game Changer's website
Six services
The menu is short, and each service has its own page.
- Fade: skin, low, mid or high, precision tapered.
- Haircut: a classic cut shaped to your face, with a wash, the cut and a style.
- Haircut + Beard Combo: a full haircut and a beard trim in one seat.
- Line-up / Edge-up: a crisp hairline and a sideburn reset, about 20 minutes in the chair.
- Beard Trim: a beard sculpt, a line-up on the cheek and a hot towel finish.
- Kids Cut: a clean cut for kids 12 and under. The shop promises "patient, quick, no drama."
Picking the right one
The descriptions make the choice fairly easy. If you want the tapered look the shop leads with, book the fade and tell the barber where you want it to start: skin, low, mid or high. If you want a classic cut shaped to your face, with a wash and a style, book the haircut. If you would book a cut and a beard trim anyway, the combo does both in one seat instead of two appointments.
The line-up is the quick one. At about 20 minutes, it resets the hairline and sideburns without a full cut. The beard trim works the same way for the beard, with a hot towel to finish.
Booking
Every service on the site has a Book Now button that opens a booking calendar, so you can pick a time before you leave the house. Start from The Game Changer's services page and choose the cut first.
Who it's for
The Game Changer suits Lark Street regulars and anyone in Albany who wants a barber they can go back to for the same fade every few weeks. Parents can book the kids' cut on the same site. And for braids, twists or locs in the same city, Wumi Hair Braiding on Central Ave is another Albany shop CloserAccess works with.
The Game Changer is also on CloserAccess.